Parliamentary questions

Proposed Legislation

Denis Naughten

112. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to parliamentary Question No. 21 of 5 December 2013, the reason the condition was changed from the majority of those on the register of electors to owners; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty this has caused in both providing proof and tracing landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53284/13]

Hospital Data

Denis Naughten

190. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the Health Care Quality Indicators in the Irish Health System: Examining the Potential of Hospital Discharge Data report will be published; the reason for the delay in publishing this report in view of the fact that data from the report was put into the public domain in July 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53217/13]

Crime Investigation

Denis Naughten

85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have the case of the murder of Garda Richard Fallon on 3 April 1970 independently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52549/13]

Garda Investigations

Denis Naughten

99. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for an independent review of all of the files held by the State into the circumstances surrounding the death of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County Offaly, in July 1985; if he will accede to the request by the family for a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52548/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Denis Naughten

481. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if due to the deployment of the back up ambulance in Ballinasloe to provide a service in Tuam, he intends to furnish a patient transport vehicle to the ambulance base in Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52602/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Denis Naughten

521. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the public service pension levy is included or excluded from the calculation for the over-70s medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52869/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Denis Naughten

12. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the planning regulations covering wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51807/13]

Proposed Legislation

Denis Naughten

21. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the planning legislation on the taking in charge of housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/13]

Work Permit Applications

Denis Naughten

108. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a decision will be made on a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52252/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Denis Naughten

198. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their agri-environment option scheme payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52246/13]

Nursing Home Services

Denis Naughten

235. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the current waiting list for admission under the fair deal nursing home scheme and the current average waiting time; if he will confirm that all persons on the waiting list have been medically assessed as requiring full-time nursing home care; if he will ensure that the 2014 budget for the scheme is at a very minimum maintained, in view of this waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52409/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Denis Naughten

237. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE and staff employed within his Department with a direct role in communications and-or public relations for either internal or external consumption; the number of consultancies and total cost for such services sourced outside of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52432/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Denis Naughten

238. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE and staff employed within the Health Service Executive with a direct role in communications and-or public relations for either internal or external consumption; the number of consultancies and total cost for such services sourced outside of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52433/13]

Post Office Network

Denis Naughten

7. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to support the maintenance of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51555/13]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme

Denis Naughten

6. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will review the content and conditions of contracts issued to turf cutters under the cessation scheme; the number of contracts issued and the numbers returned to date; the number under each compensation or relocation category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51402/13]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options

Denis Naughten

17. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of bog relocations that have been completed; the number where an alternative location has been sourced that will meet the demand for relocation; the number where alternatives have yet to be sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51401/13]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

39. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding, if any, available as bursaries or to support music students studying overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51542/13]

School Transport Eligibility

Denis Naughten

95. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will furnish a reply to correspondence (detail supplied) regarding school transport in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51306/13]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

204. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available as bursaries or to support music students studying overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51543/13]

Legislative Process

Denis Naughten

292. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 will be enacted; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51581/13]

Farm Inspections

Denis Naughten

367. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funds which were returned to the EU on foot of on-farm inspection penalties and the direct savings to his Department as a result of such penalties, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51969/13]

Prescription Charges

Denis Naughten

389. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will review the increased cost of prescription medication to medical card holders; if any provision has been made for those who cannot afford €19.50 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51428/13]

Orthodontic Services Issues

Denis Naughten

430. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the immediate steps which are being taken to trace children who had second-hand braces fitted in view of the discovery that a Health Service Executive dentist was selling used orthodontic braces which were due for incineration on the black market into private practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51681/13]

Social Welfare Fraud Investigations

Denis Naughten

10. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the monitoring mechanisms employed to reduce fraudulent payment of child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50609/13]

Civil Registration Legislation

Denis Naughten

34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50608/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Denis Naughten

81. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a notice of assessment is not sufficient to assess a person's entitlement to full-rate qualified adult allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51172/13]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Denis Naughten

164. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to investigate the sale and reuse of Health Service Executive braces by a dentist employed in the Galway orthodontic department; if the children who received these braces have been traced; the steps being taken to recover the funds; the disciplinary action to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51201/13]

Jobs Protection

Denis Naughten

25. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date on protecting employment at Covidien and Alkermes, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50402/13]

Job Retention

Denis Naughten

29. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to secure jobs at the MBNA site in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50401/13]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Denis Naughten

555. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50712/13]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Denis Naughten

560. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a request from a deputation on the downgrade of his offices in Roscommon town; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that other State bodies are now reviewing and reversing the policy of complete centralisation of administrative functions; if he will review the decision to downgrade the Roscommon office in view of the unique skill-set acquired by his staff in that office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50813/13]

No-fault Compensation Scheme

Denis Naughten

641. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 26 September 2013 when he expects a decision will be made on the establishment of a no-fault compensation scheme; the consideration currently being given to the establishment of such a scheme; if he will provide an update on those considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50656/13]

Regulatory Bodies

Denis Naughten

9. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to streamline regulatory policing across the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49419/13]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

14. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to address the summer flooding in the Shannon Callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49418/13]

Motor Tax Issues

Denis Naughten

143. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that quad bikes cannot be registered under the NCT system, if he will introduce a light agricultural vehicle category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/13]

Live Exports

Denis Naughten

188. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fees charged per animal by his Department in a live export levy; the value of fees due to his Department by individual exporters; the number of animals involved in each case; the period of time that the fees are outstanding; the actions taken in each case; the corresponding figures for Bord Bia fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49944/13]

Live Exports

Denis Naughten

189. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fees charged per animal by his Department for animals slaughtered in export plants; the value of fees due to his Department by individual operators; the number of animals involved in each case; the period of time that the fees are outstanding; the actions taken in each case; the corresponding figures for Bord Bia fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49945/13]

Hospital Consultants Recruitment

Denis Naughten

212. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the vacant geriatrician post will be filled at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; the date on which the post became vacant; when approval to fill the post was sought and sanctioned; the reason for the delay in filling the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49906/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Denis Naughten

213. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the geographic location of an applicant is considered as a criteria for the assessment of a discretionary medical card; if he will provide the detail of such weighting, if any, for each designated geographic area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49918/13]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

214. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the national immunisation advisory committee will be making a decision regarding immunisation against meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49919/13]

VAT Exemptions

Denis Naughten

16. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the 23% VAT rate on fees charged to families by a personal insolvency practitioner; the estimated cost to the Exchequer in the current year and a full year if VAT was not charged on home insolvency proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49224/13]

Food Securities Regulation

Denis Naughten

27. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to regulate food securities trading on the stock market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49225/13]

Universal Health Insurance Provision

Denis Naughten

209. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his timeline for the roll-out of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49742/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Denis Naughten

210. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will review the long-term illness scheme to include additional chronic illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49743/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Denis Naughten

132. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he held regarding legislative reforms to assist the undocumented Irish; the current status of plans for an E3 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49407/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Denis Naughten

133. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date on the introduction of an E3 visa in the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49408/13]

Pension Provisions

Denis Naughten

192. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) is receiving a pension from the former Anglo Irish Bank; the value of that pension; if these payments are made from a private pension fund or through an Exchequer supported fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49213/13]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Denis Naughten

297. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the way in which carer's allowance is assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48816/13]

Live Exports

Denis Naughten

592. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the communication he has had with companies (details supplied) in view of the significant moneys owed to both individual farmers and marts; if he will engage with the receiver to ensure that outstanding payments are secured to pay for livestock; and if he will clarify if it is possible to transfer the ownership of the stock under EU animal identification rules where payment has not been made in full. [49183/13]

Live Exports

Denis Naughten

593. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the lines of engagement with the pillar banks to ensure that a flexible approach is taken to farmers and marts who are owed significant moneys from live exporters and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49184/13]